5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Black Mask (1996)
Black Mask (1996)
Overview
Super-soldier recruit Tsui Chik is forced to escape with his comrades after the project is canceled. Months later, he's trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with his best friend, Inspector Shek Wai-Ho. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of Tsui's former compatriots who seem to have turned to crime. Realizing that the police are helpless, he decides to take them on himself. With a disguise, Tsui becomes the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
Super-soldier recruit Tsui Chik is forced to escape with his comrades after the project is canceled. Months later, he's trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with his best friend, Inspector Shek Wai-Ho. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of Tsui's former compatriots who seem to have turned to crime. Realizing that the police are helpless, he decides to take them on himself. With a disguise, Tsui becomes the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film centers on a former super-soldier fighting against a corrupt military unit responsible for unethical human experimentation. Its critique of government overreach and reliance on individual vigilante action for justice are balanced, preventing it from explicitly promoting either progressive or conservative ideologies.
The film features a cast that is traditional for its Hong Kong origin, without explicit race or gender swaps of roles typically associated with Western cinema. Its narrative focuses on action and a vigilante storyline, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Tracy Lee, a highly skilled assassin, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents, utilizing martial arts and melee weapons.
Black Mask is an action film centered on a former super-soldier. The narrative does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal or impact on queer identity.
Black Mask (1996) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's storyline is centered on action and a former soldier's fight against a corrupt organization, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The film "Black Mask" (1996) adapts a comic book series. All major characters, including the protagonist Tsui Chik/Black Mask, retain their established genders from the source material. There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The film "Black Mask" (1996) is an adaptation of a Hong Kong comic book. The main character, Tsui Chik/Black Mask, and other significant characters are portrayed by actors of the same race as their established comic book counterparts. No instances of a character's race being changed from source material were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.0
6.2
Critic Ratings
5.0
N/A
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